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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2016-03-31 | 2019-03-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 is a little bit better than the iPhone SE, getting a general score of 79.6 against 75.7. Galaxy A30's construction has the same thickness than iPhone SE, but it's way heavier. The Galaxy A30 and Apple iPhone SE both have very similar displays, although the Galaxy A30 also has a really larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a just a bit greater pixel number in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy A30 has a bit faster processing unit than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a higher number of cores (although slower) and a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A30 has a bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPhone SE, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a 146% bigger battery size. The Galaxy A30's camera is just as good as Apple iPhone SE's camera, and although the Galaxy A30 has a back camera with lot more MP, a lot larger diafragm aperture for better captures in low-light situations and a bigger sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality, they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
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